Mediterranean and near east obsidian reference samples to establish artefacts provenance

Heritage Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Avino, Pasquale ^a   Rosada, Alberto ^b  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

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EID: 84908086779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20507445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40494-014-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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